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Southwark 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 10.
ST. MARY'S WARD.
INFANT MORTALITY, 1912.
Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 Year of Age.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes (Certified ( Uncertified | 7 ... | 2 ... | 1 ... | 4 ... | 14 ... | 7 ... | 6 ... | 13 ... | 10 ... | 50 ... |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pneumonia, all forms | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Gastritis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | l | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Malformations | ... | 1 | ... | ... | l | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Premature Birth | 2 | 1 | ... | l | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 |
| (Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Other causes | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 50 |
Nett Births in the year
Legitimate
Illegitimate
568
17
Nett Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants
Illegitimate Infants
43
7